Remember the Recovery Series? This is the series in which I get to share different unique stories of girls who have walked the road to recovery and conquered through the grace of God and the power of the Lord Jesus Christ. Each story is different, yet each story is a reminder that recovery is not an impossible battle. (I originally posted this on May 5th, 2016, but I thought it would be really fun to refresh these posts and share them with the newest readers on here.)

I’m back with the seventh, yes, the seventh installment in the Recovery Series! Each story is a reminder to me that recovery is possible. Each story is beautiful. Each story is hard. Each story is a reminder of God’s power, that God shows His saving power in the healing power of Jesus Christ, who came to save the brokenhearted and bind up their wounds. Each one is to remind you that each life has a purpose. We are not random. We are created by God, for His purposes, and He redeems for His own purpose and glory.

Gaining weight is hard. It just is. It’s hard to hear someone tell you, ‘You need to gain weight.’ Because the diet culture tells you the 10 reasons to lose weight or 10 ways to lose weight after the holidays. Now, I’m not at all putting down losing weight, because losing weight can help some people become healthy again! Yet, I’m coming from the perspective of a girl whose parents told her, about 7-8 years ago, that I needed to gain some weight.

Eating to gain weight means that I didn’t eat salads that were as huge. It meant cutting back on the volume and looking for the ways to pack in calories in more calorie dense ways.
I thought this would be an interesting topic to cover for today’s WIAW with Laura, courtesy always of Jenn at Peas and Crayons.

Disclaimer: I received this product in exchange for a review and a giveaway! This story is only from my own personal experience with digestive issues. Please consult your doctor or personal care provider before making any changes to your health regimen.

Remember the time I talked about my gut health journey? Well, there have been some developments since then to my digestive/gut health journey. I wanted to share them with you.

Well… most of the gut health struggles I’ve had came on after I jumped into recovery with gusto. I don’t know exactly what triggered it, but years of restriction may have made my digestive system unhappy and unable to deal with the nutrition that was finally getting into my system.

I have been stashing these pumpkin recipes for way too long, and I thought, ‘What better way to ring in fall than to shower you fellow fall lovers with some pumpkin recipe love from my Bloggers Gonna Blog Community gals?’

But first… I want to just say, ‘Thank you for all the gracious, kind, thoughtful comments that each one of you left on my post on digestion and my post on transformation photos.’

I thought this might be a fun Marvelous Monday to link up with Katie and Erin at Her Heartland Soul. Also, please pray for Katie’s baby; the little one is struggling right now. Thank you gals. 🙂

You provoked much thought over on my end; you disagreed graciously where you had a differing opinion, and I praise God that the posts were a blessing and a conversation starter for those issues.

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I am a very ordinary girl. I’m 24, but if you met me, you wouldn’t believe me. I am passionate about girls finding true beauty in Christ. I love peanut butter, icecream, and salad. My hobbies are cooking, baking, sharing laughs and tears with others, and sharing the fullness of joy that Christ has put in me. I love reading other blogs, and I hope that this will be a place where you can find encouragement, recipes, smiles, and joy. Click here to read more about me...